Denmark players, coaches and soccer legends have criticized officials for forcing them to resume their Euro 2020 opener so soon after they witnessed their teammate, Christian Eriksen, collapse on the field.
Eriksen "was gone" and resuscitated by CPR late in the first half of Denmark's game against Finland on Saturday. His collapse left players in tears. After Eriksen was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was soon pronounced awake and stable, UEFA, the European soccer governing body, announced that the game would restart at 8:30 p.m. local time, less than two hours after it had been suspended due to the medical emergency.